Holy Ascension Orthodox Church, Colver, Pa.

The Holy Ascension Cemetery is located in Barr Township, Cambria County near
the Cambria Township and Barr Township boundary. It is located northwest of
the village of Colver, on Snake Road, near the intersection with Sugar Camp
and Wolfe Roads. The Holy Ascension of Christ Orthodox Church is located in
Colver, PA. The cornerstone of the church states: "Russian Orthodox Greek
Catholic Ascension of Christ Church, Organized November 10th, 1916, Colver,
Pa."

Holy Ascension Cemetery

Holy Ascension Church

Location

This cemetery is located about 1.5 miles northwest of the village of Colver.
Heading northeast on Reese Avenue in Colver, make a left on Snake Road and
the cemetery is about a mile away on the south side of Snake Road.

An aerial photograph with the approximate boundaries of the cemetery is shown
in Figure 1. Figure 2 is a topographic map showing the location of the cemetery
relative to the village of Colver. Please note that in Figure 1 North is toward
the bottom of the page, while Figure 2 has North at the top.

The oldest dated headstone found is that of Istvane Hajdu who died on July
28, 1917. There are about eight headstones in Cyrillic. These were translated
on a best effort basis. There are 78 marked graves and more that are unmarked
but recognizable from the depressions in the ground.

This compilation is sorted alphabetically by the surname of the individual.

This document was prepared on a best efforts basis and it is acknowledged
that the data are incomplete and may contain errors. Any additional information
or corrections are extremely welcome. Please forward comments, additions, or
corrections to: George R. Warholic, 5913 Holland Road, Rockville, MD 20851.
Telephone (301) 881-1864.

Sources & Methodology

The headstones in the cemetery face north, toward Snake Road. The Holy Ascension
Cemetery is about half the size of the neighboring Holy Family Cemetery. The
entrance is marked by red brick pillars off Snake Road with Holy Family to
the left of the pillars and Holy Ascension on the right. An aerial photograph
with the approximate boundaries of the cemetery is shown in Figure 1. The cemetery
was transcribed in July 2006, beginning at left side of the cemetery starting
at the section nearest to Snake Road West to East and North to South. The rows
of headstones were transcribed from left to right and were assigned to rows
as close as possible in cases when the headstones were not aligned in rows.
The rows are not official designations of the cemetery but were used as a tool
to locate the individual headstones for updates and corrections.

A transcription of the headstones in this cemetery was previously published
by Des Warzel in 1995 [1]. This
transcription was compared to Des Warzel’s transcription to check for
completeness and to identify possible errors.

Fig. 2 Topographic Map of Colver and Cemetery

Church Address:

Holy Ascension of Christ Orthodox Church
5th Street
Colver, PA

Rector: Fr. Andrew Matychak
(814) 946-9482

Updates:

Transcribed July 17, 2006.

Disclaimer:

This information has not been provided by any official cemetery source. The
information provided here represents a best efforts attempt to document and
share the information from this cemetery. This data may be incomplete or may
contain errors in interpretation of gravestone information or in transcription.
It is offered here as a tool to promote further research and should not be
considered as verified proof for genealogical records.